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The Process of Devotional Service
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sevā sādhaka-rūpeņa siddha-rūpeņa cātra hitad-bhāva-lipsunā kāryā vraja-lokānusārataḥ
SYNONYMS
sevā —service;  sādhaka-rūpeņa —with the external body as a devotee practicing regulative devotional service;  siddha-rūpeņa —with a body suitable for eternal, self-realized service;  ca —also;  atra —in this connection;  hi —certainly;  tat —of that;  bhāva —the mood;  lipsunā —desiring to obtain;  kāryā —to be executed;  vraja-loka —of the particular servant of Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana;  anusārataḥ —by following in the footsteps.
TRANSLATION
“‘The advanced devotee who is inclined to spontaneous loving service should follow the activities of a particular associate of Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana. He should execute service externally as a regulative devotee as well as internally from his self-realized position. Thus he should perform devotional service both externally and internally.’
PURPORT
This verse is found in  Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu  (1.2.295).
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নিজাভীষ্ট কৃষ্ণপ্রেষ্ঠ পাছেত’ লাগিয়া ।
নিরস্তুর সেবা করে অন্তর্দনা হঞা ॥ ১৫৯ ॥
nijābhīṣṭa kṛṣṇa-preṣṭha pācheta’ lāgiyā nirantara sevā kare antarmanā hañā
SYNONYMS
nija-abhīṣṭa —one’s own choice;  kṛṣṇa-preṣṭha —the servitor of Kṛṣṇa;  pācheta’ lāgiyā —following;  nirantara —twenty-four hours a day;  sevā —service;  kare —executes;  antarmanā —within the mind;  hañā —being.
TRANSLATION
“Actually the inhabitants of Vrndāvana are very dear to Krṣṇa. If one wants to engage in spontaneous loving service, he must follow the inhabitants of Vrndāvana and constantly engage in devotional service within his mind.